The Programmer's Manual is one of four manuals that constitute the documentation for NASTRAN, the other three being the Theoretical Manual, the User's Manual and the Demonstration Problem
Manual.

The Programmer's Manual is divided into seven major sections:
Section 1, NASTRAN Program-ming Fundamentals;
Section 2, Data Block and Table Descriptions;
Section 3, Subroutine Descriptions;
Section 4, Module Functional Descriptions;
Section 5, NASTRAN - Operating System Interfaces;
Section 6, Modifications and Additions to NASTRAN; 
Section 7, NASTRAN Support Programs.